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Hello readers,   Happy Holidays to all and I hope you have a blessed and prosperous New Year. Sorry, I know I have been out a while but I’m back with a very interesting topic. Stereotyping, why we do it and why it’s done mostly by black women!   Say for instance, an attractive Police Officer [...]

by Ariane Marder You all know by now that I’m not afraid to push the envelope (anal, anyone?). Now, darling Smitten readers, things are about to get a bit…messy. Whether you call it TOM (time of the month), Elmo Riding the Cotton Pony or good ole Aunt Flo, a lot of us routinely suffer from [...]

When I say lame game, I mean fellas who step to women with a dumb approach. For example: A man may see an attractive woman standing at a bus stop, shopping in the mall or even pumping gas at the gas station. He approaches her asking the dumbest questions. Such as, “Yo man let you [...]

 A lot may disagree but I feel that some women deal with marry men for a few reasons. One reason is low self esteem. If you don’t believe in yourself then you will accept anyone in your life just so you can say you have a man. That needs to stop. You need to look [...]

 Lets be honest, many men and women would love to have a threesome. The truth of the matter is, some men can’t hang with one woman so why try two. Fellas, be real with yourself. If you last only 5 to 10 strong minutes with your mate, how the hell you going to get down [...]